Children of the Holy Emperor - Chapter 445



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445. Dachion (2)

[Lee, Lee Seong-jin… Hee-wook! Hee-wook!]

The completely frozen Demon King hiccupped for a while and spit out dying sparks. He must have been quite surprised.

Just as the guy was starting to calm down, a sumptuous dinner table was being prepared in their room.

“Hahaha! If you need anything else, just let me know!”

The owner, with a bright smile on his face, personally delivered the dishes to the room.

Why not? This is a VIP order that brings in a huge amount of revenue, including the cost of food, and adds a lot of extra money to the accommodation fee.

[… This is delicious.]

Hurrruk!

The Demon King began to gain strength little by little as he ate the finely chopped pieces of meat.

‘If you look at him, you can tell he’s secretly obsessed with eating. He seems like such a simple guy… … .’

While he was diligently throwing the food into the lamp, Seongjin observed Seonghwang moving the dishes closely.

He began to eat without much resistance to Sungjin’s suggestion. Considering that he used to just scurry around in the palace, he seemed to be enjoying his meal quite comfortably now.

Yes. This is impeccable table manners.

“… … ,”

As the thick hood covering his head was pulled down, his hair, which had grown longer than usual and covered the nape of his neck, was revealed. It also seemed as if his hair was a little lighter than it normally was.

But aside from those minor differences, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the current Seonghwang almost perfectly retained his original features.

‘That’s a homunculus, an artificial life form created by the Kornsim clan?’

It was truly amazing. How could an artificial body made according to the laws of the world of the universe look so similar to my father?

But, somehow, Seonghwang stopped his hands and looked at Seongjin’s face, wondering how he could know what was going on in his head.

“The homunculi made by Kornsim all have the same form at first. They have a standard size to make them easy to make. However, as time goes by, they are designed to be more precise so that they can properly synchronize with the user’s ‘bion.’”

“Bion… … .”

It took Sungjin some time to recall the information about Bion in his head.

‘… Ah, is that the theory of the three elements of the soul?’

So, it must have been when the fake saint Seo Yi-seo appeared in the zodiac. At that time, Seong-jin heard a detailed explanation from Logan about the elements that make up the soul.

-The first person to theoretically support the reincarnation of the saint was a famous theologian named Granius.

At that time, Granius claimed that there were three elements that made up the soul, which were [Aeon], [Bion], and [Dachion].

Among them, [Bion] is an element that constitutes the surface of the soul, and it is said that it constantly interacts with the body even in normal times.

“So, that homunculus reflects my father’s soul?”

“Yes. That’s admirable, Mores. You know a lot about the three-element theory of the soul.”

Seonghwang slightly raised the corners of his lips with a light compliment.

“So the longer the soul stays, the more the homunculus becomes almost perfectly in tune with the user’s body.”

“Aha! I see. So-”

Seongjin, who had been nodding vigorously, stopped and tilted his head.

…hmm?

“But Father, how did you know what I was thinking? I didn’t really send any thoughts or anything.”

“… Well, isn’t that obvious what you’re wondering about now?”

“Hmm… … .”

Seongjin roughly ignored his excuses and began to analyze the homunculus in depth.

When you focus your mind strongly on your eyes, your pupils will flash red and information that you normally can’t see will float in the air. Text windows that are faintly intertwined in multiple layers, which can be said to be a characteristic of the psychic world.

?Homunculus_prototype_agalus_079?

? Creator Information: Bethuel, Rebekah, Ishka, Bethsheba, Idlaph?

?Izmir calendar 4728:23:08?

?This object is a prototype in the development stage, and unauthorized commercial use or creation of secondary works such as modifications is strictly prohibited.?

?If you wish to contact us regarding commercial use, please first write down your company information, scope of use, purpose, period, and proposed amount and enter into a contract with the person in charge.?

?For more details… … ?

?Blah blah… … ?

It’s a list of information that doesn’t seem particularly useful, like an insurance policy that no one wants to read.

There was something else that captured Seongjin’s attention more than anything else.

Twinkle!

It was a small shining orb right in the center of the homunculus’ skull.

“There is a salt crystal.”

“… … .”

“Is that your father’s salt crystal? Or do all homunculi originally have salt crystals?”

Then the king swallowed all the food and answered obediently.

“It is a unique characteristic of homunculi. No, to be more precise, it is a characteristic of all creatures in the spherical world.”

“All creatures of the celestial world?”

“Yes. Somewhere in the body of a creature in the psychic world, there always exists a small salt crystal where the soul can reside.”

Seonghwang, who had explained up to that point, paused for a moment before continuing.

“Mores, in your current state, it wouldn’t be impossible for you to grasp the true form of your soul.”

“Yes, father.”

Yes, that’s right. Sungjin now has what could be called a ‘spiritual eye’. It’s just an imperfect ability that converts spiritual information into visual information.

“What if I do that? Can you clearly see the form of Bion in the form of my soul right now?”

“…no.”

Seongjin shook his head. No matter how hard he opened his eyes and looked at the homunculus, he couldn’t clearly see the spirit of the Holy Emperor who was there. All he could detect was the white light emanating from the salt crystals.

“That is because I am now completely hiding my soul within the salt crystal.”

“Why do you do that?”

“In order to properly inhabit a body that follows the laws of the world of rules, the soul also needs to conform to those standards.”

“aha.”

“That’s why, in the celestial world, a salt crystal with a soul in it is defined as a soul in itself.”

Seongjin also had something that came to mind.

Didn’t the Demon King once explain it like this? Unlike the real world or the world of spirits, the souls of the real world are not in the form of complete humans. They are usually round spheres or hard crystals.

For example, Seo Yi-seo’s soul was like that. That’s why the Demon King knew as soon as he saw the fake saint that she was a human belonging to the realm of the underworld.

But is that actually because it was a soul contained within a salt crystal?

“And this salt crystal also functions as an absolute protective device that protects the soul.”

So, unlike others, Seoyi Seo has remained unharmed despite being exposed to the divinity of Cadmus.

“A certain wizard, realizing its importance, personally named the salt crystal ‘Dachion.’”

“Dachion… … .”

Another component in the theory of the three elements of the soul,

“But father. Wasn’t Granius, who proposed the theory of the three elements of the soul, a human from the real world? But how did he, who didn’t even have a spiritual eye, know about the existence of the soul crystal?”

“… … .”

“And why did he insist on using the concept of ‘Dachion’, which is only used in the real world, as a component of the soul?”

It wasn’t unreasonable for Sungjin to have such doubts. Even though it was a dream, he vaguely remembered the voices of children whispering in his ears one day.

– In our view, it is more appropriate to define the soul as two elements: Aeon and Bion.

-The reason Dachion was included there was purely due to Granius’ political circumstances.

‘Aeon’ can also be seen as the true essence of the soul, that is, the essence of the soul.

The ‘bion’ is what connects the aeon and the flesh, and is constantly influenced by the flesh. In other words, it is no exaggeration to say that the soul we think of is actually the bion itself.

But in none of those interactions was there any room for a new element called Dachion to intervene.

“It cannot be denied that Granius brought up the third element called ‘Dachion’ to explain the reincarnation of Saint Grazi. It is also a well-known fact that his claim was used strategically during the reigns of the five great emperors.”

“… … .”

“But, son. Even back then, the concept of ‘Dachion’ wasn’t completely unfamiliar to the people of this dimension.”

After saying that, Seonghwang looked at Seongjin with an unreadable gaze for a moment.

“Mores.”

“yes?”

“There is a reason why you finally obtained that book, even if it meant enduring the distortion of perception that has occurred recently.”

Ouch!

At Seonghwang’s words, Seongjin unconsciously fumbled with the old book he had been keeping in his bosom.

“Are you talking about Dacianus’ secretary?”

“Yes. When you first read the book, what did you feel about the author?”

“About the author… … .”

Seongjin was deep in thought.

I only skimmed through it briefly, so I don’t really have any particular impressions of Dacianus. I just thought he was a really long-winded and elaborate piece of nonsense.

But after I learned that he was the progenitor of the Marquis Daciano, I realized something: Dacianus was a man with an excessively inflated self-consciousness, to the point of having a huge narcissism.

He was granted a high noble title by the King of Ortona, but he did not want to have another name to represent himself and his family. He felt that only his own name could fully represent him.

So his family became the Marquis of Daciano, the name of his ancestor. He had his name forever embedded in the family.

And perhaps Dacianus also wanted to firmly establish his name on what he had studied and pursued throughout his life.

“… Takion.”

Seongjin took out the book in his arms.

“The wizard who named the salt crystal Dachion, as Father mentioned earlier, was none other than Dacianus.”

The ‘wall of the soul’ that he kept emphasizing through his secretary was actually a term referring to salt crystals.

“The people of Delcross were introduced to the concept of ‘Dachion’ through him. Perhaps Granius simply used an existing word without even knowing what it was.”

Seonghwang, who heard Seongjin’s guess, looked thoughtful for a moment. Then he quietly put down the dishes and looked straight into Seongjin’s eyes.

“Well, Mores. Maybe Granius’s theory of the three elements of the soul isn’t entirely wrong.”

“…yes?”

For a moment, Sungjin couldn’t understand what he was saying.

“Why? I don’t know if it’s the real world, but in the real world, Dachion has nothing to do with the soul, right?”

Of course, the salt crystals are a good environment for the soul to settle in. Didn’t the Demon King like it that much?

However, such a soul-friendly nature is no reason to incorporate salt crystals into the soul’s composition.

“Father, Dachion has a clear physical form. But can it still be part of the soul?”

“Yes. It has a distinct entity and is also a component of the soul. You may be wondering how that is possible.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

When Seongjin answered quickly, a gentle smile appeared on Seonghwang’s lips for a moment.

“That’s because Dakion possesses both the characteristics of the real world and the quasi-real world. So, it can contain the soul of the real world and act as a medium to connect that soul to the body of the quasi-real world.”

It’s as if in the real world, there exists a Bion that connects the soul’s essence, Aeon, and the body.

“In that it is a bridge connecting the spirit and the physical body, Dachion can be seen as playing a similar role to Bion.”

However, it is said that Dachion, who freely moves between the two worlds, sometimes becomes extremely biased towards one side.

At this time, when it approaches the laws of the world of the universe, Dachion has a complete entity and exists in the world as a salt crystal.

“On the other hand, if it deviates from the laws of the real world, Dachion is said to have the properties of a complete spirit body that is usually invisible to the human eye.”

Seonghwang, who had explained up to that point, continued speaking while looking at Seongjin with slightly deeper eyes.

“And Mores. Perhaps you have met a soul in this world that is a little different from the usual souls.”

“… … !”

Seongjin, who realized what Seonghwang was talking about, felt a shock as if he had been hit in the back of the head.

‘Could it be… a soul terminal?’

Certainly, even in this world of the real world, Delcross, there existed spirits that had the shape of round beads, just like the spirits of the real world. These were the spirit terminals that the Arangea’s psychics, and especially the twins, often showed.

But is it actually made by combining Dachion and the soul?

‘So, does that mean that in the real world, some people can have Takion?’

In other words, Granius’ theory of the soul as a trinity is not completely wrong.

‘The soul terminal was another form of the salt crystal… …!’

But Seonghwang’s amazing explanation didn’t end there.

“My son, you already know of another object that, like Dachion, possesses the properties of both worlds.”

“… … .”

That’s right. It’s not that it wasn’t, but since a while ago, Sungjin had been feeling a strong sense of awkwardness in this conversation.

An object that is well known to the world and cleverly straddles the physical laws of both worlds.

– No way? It’s here? Is this it? Is this the [signpost] that the Oracle created, that reflects the spirit of the Oracle?

I can still vividly recall Dexter showing Sungjin the wavelength of the complicated handy scanner and explaining it in an excited voice.

-You really don’t know what this means? So the Oracle’s [Milestone] is an object of the real world, but it partially has properties similar to materials of the real world!

Something that has an undeniable material reality, created by a high-level mind.

“no way……!”

Seongjin was astonished.

The series of information obtained so far has led Sungjin to arrive at an inference that is not so pleasant.

“Yes, Mores. The Oracle’s milestones could be seen as a kind of Dachion woven with a dense composition.”

“… … .”

“And the wizard who had studied Dachion for a long time also knew that fact well.”

“So, in other words… … .”

Seongjin rubbed his temples with a complicated expression.

“So Dacianus wanted to create the Oracle’s ‘signposts’ himself, beyond simply creating a salt crystal to protect the soul?”